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Turkey and Orange Prune Salad with Toasted Pecan Nuts
0Recipe and Image Totally Traditional Turkeys (www.totallytraditionalturkeys.co.uk)
This salad can be served as a generous starter – or serve it with fresh crusty bread for a light bite.
Turkey and Orange Prune Salad with Toasted Pecan NutsIngredients
- 12 ready to eat prunes, stoned
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 100g rocket leaves, washed
- 100g watercress leaves, washed
- 2 oranges
- 50g pecan nuts, toasted
- 500g cooked Totally Traditional Turkey breast, cut into chunks
- For the Dressing:
- 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp if the reserved orange juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tbsp grain mustard
- Chives to decorate
- Sea salt and black pepper
Method
- Place the prunes in 2 tbsp of orange juice and simmer for 2 minutes, until the prunes are slightly soft. Remove from the juice and cool – reserve the juice. Take the orange peel and segment them and set aside.
- To make the dressing, mix all of the ingredients together and season with sea salt and black pepper. To assemble the salad, divide the rocket and watercress leaves between 4 plates, layer up the leaves, with the turkey, orange segments, prunes and pecan nuts.
- Dress the salads and garnish with the chives if you wish.